Nichrome

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Brands of nichrome products

Nichrome wire is made from: EI435, GS SY, NiCr 60/15, NiCr 80/20, Cr15Ni60, Cr20Ni80, Kh15N60-N, Kh20N80-N, Kh15N60, Kh20N80.

Nichrome tape is made from: GS23-5, EI435, NiCr 60/15, Kh15N60, Kh20N80, NiCr 80/20, Kh15N60-N, Kh20N80-N, KhN60Yu, KhN70Yu.

Standards for nichrome products

The main GOST standard for nichrome wire is:

GOST 12766.1–90 - Specifications for wire made of precision alloys with high electrical resistance. This standard establishes requirements for electrical resistance, surface quality, nichrome grades, acceptance procedures, manufacturing accuracy, diameter range, mechanical properties, supply, marking, quality control, wire assortment, and diameters.

The main GOST standard for nichrome tape is:

GOST 12766.2–90 - Specifications for tape made of precision alloys with high electrical resistance. This standard regulates requirements for product geometry, acceptance, packaging, and marking, surface quality, alloy grades, mechanical properties, assortment, electrical characteristics, classification by purpose, delivery method, and quality control of the tape.

Tables of weights of nichrome products

Nichrome wire weight chart

Wire diameter, mm	Weight of 1 m, kg	Meters in 1 kg
0,1	0,00007	15151
0,15	0,00015	6734
0,2	0,00026	3788
0,25	0,00041	2424
0,3	0,00059	1684
0,4	0,00106	947
0,5	0,00165	606
0,6	0,00237	421
0,7	0,00323	309
0,8	0,00422	237
0,9	0,00535	187
1,0	0,00660	152
1,2	0,00950	105
1,5	0,01485	67
2,0	0,02639	38
2,5	0,04123	24
3,0	0,05937	17
4,0	0,10555	9
5,0	0,16493	6

Nichrome tape weight table

Thickness, mm	Width, mm	Weight of 1 m, kg
0,05	2	0,00084
0,05	5	0,0021
0,05	10	0,0042
0,1	5	0,0042
0,1	10	0,0084
0,1	20	0,0168
0,2	5	0,0084
0,2	10	0,0168
0,2	20	0,0336
0,3	10	0,0252
0,3	20	0,0504
0,5	10	0,042
0,5	20	0,084
0,5	50	0,21
1,0	10	0,084
1,0	20	0,168
1,0	50	0,42
2,0	20	0,336
2,0	50	0,84
3,0	50	1,26